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CA SB 371

enacted

Transportation network companies: insurance coverage.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did CA SB 371 pass?

Yes. CA SB 371 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-03. Latest recorded action (2025-10-03): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 314, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA SB 371 about?

Existing law provides for the regulation of charter-party carriers of passengers by the Public Utilities Commission and includes specific requirements applicable to transportation network companies and their participating drivers. Existing law defines transportation network companies as certain organizations that, using an online-enabled application or platform, connect passengers with drivers using a personal vehicle. Existing law imposes specified requirements for liability insurance coverage on transportation network companies and their drivers, including a requirement that the insurance coverage provide for uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage in the amount of $1,000,000 from the moment a passenger enters the vehicle of a participating driver until the passenger exits the vehicle. Under existing law, that coverage may be satisfied by insurance maintained by the participating driver, the transportation network company, or a combination of insurance maintained by the participating driver and transportation network company. This bill would lower that amount to $60,000 per person and $300,000 per incident. The bill would also make the transportation network company responsible for maintaining the uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage. The bill would require the commission and the Department of Insurance to collaborate on a study of the impacts of the requirements established for uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage to assess whether those requirements are appropriate to the risk of transportation network company services, and to report the findings of this study to specified committees of the Legislature on or before December 31, 2030. Existing law requires the commission to develop, publish, and annually update a report containing specified information, including, among other things, the commission's annual work plan and an accounting of the commission's transactions and proceedings from the prior year. Existing law requires the commission to submit that report to the Governor and Legislature no later than February 1 of each year. This bill would require the report submitted on or before February 1, 2026, to also contain certain information regarding automobile accidents reported to the commission by transportation network companies and uninsured motorist and underinsured motorist claims resulting from those accidents, as specified. The bill would require the report submitted on or before February 1, 2027, to specify the average transportation network company rider fare paid during certain time periods, as provided. This bill would make the operation of its provisions contingent upon the enactment of AB 1340 of the 2025–26 Regular Session.

Who sponsors CA SB 371?

Cabaldon is the primary sponsor of CA SB 371, joined by 12 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law provides for the regulation of charter-party carriers of passengers by the Public Utilities Commission and includes specific requirements applicable to transportation network companies and their participating drivers. Existing law defines transportation network companies as certain organizations that, using an online-enabled application or platform, connect passengers with drivers using a personal vehicle. Existing law imposes specified requirements for liability insurance coverage on transportation network companies and their drivers, including a requirement that the insurance coverage provide for uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage in the amount of $1,000,000 from the moment a passenger enters the vehicle of a participating driver until the passenger exits the vehicle. Under existing law, that coverage may be satisfied by insurance maintained by the participating driver, the transportation network company, or a combination of insurance maintained by the participating driver and transportation network company. This bill would lower that amount to $60,000 per person and $300,000 per incident. The bill would also make the transportation network company responsible for maintaining the uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage. The bill would require the commission and the Department of Insurance to collaborate on a study of the impacts of the requirements established for uninsured motorist coverage and underinsured motorist coverage to assess whether those requirements are appropriate to the risk of transportation network company services, and to report the findings of this study to specified committees of the Legislature on or before December 31, 2030. Existing law requires the commission to develop, publish, and annually update a report containing specified information, including, among other things, the commission's annual work plan and an accounting of the commission's transactions and proceedings from the prior year. Existing law requires the commission to submit that report to the Governor and Legislature no later than February 1 of each year. This bill would require the report submitted on or before February 1, 2026, to also contain certain information regarding automobile accidents reported to the commission by transportation network companies and uninsured motorist and underinsured motorist claims resulting from those accidents, as specified. The bill would require the report submitted on or before February 1, 2027, to specify the average transportation network company rider fare paid during certain time periods, as provided. This bill would make the operation of its provisions contingent upon the enactment of AB 1340 of the 2025–26 Regular Session.

Introduced
2025-02-13
Latest action
2025-10-03 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 314, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Cabaldonauthor
  • Bermanprincipal coauthor
  • Wicksprincipal coauthor
  • Arreguíncoauthor
  • Richardsoncoauthor
  • Rubiocoauthor
  • Weber Piersoncoauthor
  • Ávila Faríascoauthor
  • Ahrenscoauthor
  • Calozacoauthor
  • Hoovercoauthor
  • Michelle Rodriguezcoauthor
  • Valenciacoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-13

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-14

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.

  3. 2025-02-26

    Referred to Com. on E., U & C.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-26

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.

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  5. 2025-04-10

    Set for hearing April 21.

  6. 2025-04-22

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 16. Noes 0. Page 810.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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  7. 2025-04-23

    Re-referred to Coms. on TRANS. and APPR.

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-04-24

    Set for hearing April 28.

  9. 2025-04-29

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0. Page 919.) (April 28).

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  10. 2025-04-30

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  11. 2025-05-02

    Set for hearing May 12.

  12. 2025-05-12

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  13. 2025-05-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  14. 2025-05-27

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1249.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  15. 2025-05-28

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  16. 2025-06-16

    Referred to Coms. on INS. and C. & C.

    referral-committee

  17. 2025-06-30

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on INS.

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  18. 2025-07-10

    Assembly Rule 56 suspended.

  19. 2025-07-14

    Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

  20. 2025-07-16

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on C. & C. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on C. & C.

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  21. 2025-07-17

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 15. Page 2578.)

  22. 2025-07-18

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  23. 2025-07-18

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 16).

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  24. 2025-08-20

    August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  25. 2025-08-29

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 29).

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  26. 2025-09-02

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  27. 2025-09-03

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  28. 2025-09-05

    Coauthors revised.

  29. 2025-09-08

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2983.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  30. 2025-09-08

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  31. 2025-09-08

    Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).

    referral-committee

  32. 2025-09-08

    From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on INS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2628.) Re-referred to Com. on INS.

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  33. 2025-09-09

    From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 2753.)

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  34. 2025-09-10

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2835.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  35. 2025-09-17

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

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  36. 2025-10-03

    Approved by the Governor.

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  37. 2025-10-03

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 314, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 02/13/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-13Compare
  • 03/26/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-26Compare
  • 04/30/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-04-30Compare
  • 06/30/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-06-30Compare
  • 07/18/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-07-18Compare
  • 09/02/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-09-02Compare
  • 09/12/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-12Compare
  • 10/03/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-03Compare
  • SB371Compare
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Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Rules]

    2025-04-21 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Becker: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: other
  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-04-28 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
  • 3rd Reading

    2025-05-27 · pass · 39-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Reyes: other
  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-07-16 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Caloza: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Castillo: yes
  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Communications and Conveyance]

    2025-07-16 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Ortega: other
  • Do pass as amended.

    2025-08-29 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Sanchez: other
    • Ta: other
    • Tangipa: other
    • Dixon: other
  • SB 371 Cabaldon Senate Third Reading By Valencia

    2025-09-08 · pass · 77-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Addis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Ortega: other
    • Nguyen: other
    • Calderon: other
  • That the Assembly amendments be concurred in

    2025-09-09 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Niello: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Padilla: yes
  • Unfinished Business SB371 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence

    2025-09-10 · pass · 39-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Umberg: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Limón: other

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